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EXPLORE THE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES!

WELCOME BACK, CERTIFICATE STUDENTS!

          
Class of 2010 - back row, l-r, Andy Irwin, Kevin Izzo, Sturgis Sobin.
Front row l-r, Erin Brady, Ariella Cohen, Maria Figliola, Lily Kunin,
Charles van Rees, Erica Hildebrand.

The Center welcomed back their Certificate Students on September 10, 2009 at Buck Lodge in the Connecticut College Arboretum. The event was attended by returning juniors and seniors, 3 alums, Center Fellows and guests from the Career Enhancing Life Skills Department. Seniors shared a brief description of their summer internships
and plans for their senior integrative projects.

Class of 2011 - back row, l-r, Chris Haight, Scott Siedor, Chris
Krupenye, EricLeFlore. Front row, l-r, Flora Drury, Nita Contreras, Kristiane Huber.

Juniors also told of their summer experiences and certainly will be looking forward to the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of their senior classmates in the summer of 2010 with their internships.

Center Fellows - back row, l-r, Derek Turner, Robert Askins, Doug Thompson. Front row, l-r Wei Ying Wong (post-doctoral fellow), Glenn Dreyer.

Students were introduced at Buck Lodge to the upcoming theme of the Certificate Seminar - “Politics, Ethics and Culture of Food.” Discussions will center on readings from Michael Pollan’s “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” and excerpts from Barbara Kingsolver’s, “Animal Vegetable, Miracle. Guest lecturers will include Dr. Karina Mrakovcich from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy addressing the topic of “Sustainable Fish Consumption;” Pauline Lord of the White Gate Farm in East Lyme, CT speaking to the topic of “The Organic Alternative;” and Jonathan Rapp, creator and co-founder of “Dinners at the Farm,” from Chester, CT, sharing his personal experience about the “Locavore Movement: Choosing between Local and Organic.”

1-r, Visiting lecturer and Center Certificate graduate ’03, Daisy Small and Center Fellows, Pam Hine and Jane Dawson.

Last Modified: Monday, October 12, 2009 12:44